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Welcome to Health & Nutrition Services

The Health and Nutrition Services Division is committed to enhancing the health and wellbeing of Arizona’s children and adults by providing access to a variety of federally funded programs.

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Free language assistance, auxiliary aids, and/or accommodations are available upon request. Please contact 602-542-8700 or email [email protected].

 

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1. mail:  U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
               1400 Independence Avenue, SW
               Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

2. fax: (202) 690-7442; or

3. email: [email protected].

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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From the Health and Nutrition Services Blog

Health and Nutrition Services Announces the Availability of the 2023 Summer Food Service Program Wed, Feb 1 2023

The Arizona Department of Education Health and Nutrition Services (HNS) is pleased to announce the availability of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) during summer 2023. 

Congratulations to the School Year 2021-2022 BRAVOcado! Excellence Awardees! Tue, Oct 11 2022

The Arizona Department of Education Recognizes Schools for Exemplary Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs  

The Arizona Department of Education Health and Nutrition Services is pleased to announce the Program Year 2021-2022 BRAVOcado! awardees for excellent Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) operations. The BRAVOcado! Excellence Award is given to schools that demonstrate exemplary FFVP service and commitment to promoting fruit and vegetable consumption and healthy lifestyles to their students.

The FFVP BRAVOcado! Excellence Award recognizes schools that go above and beyond to operate a phenomenal FFVP program. To be eligible for the award, sites must meet criteria related to variety of produce items served, frequency of service, frequency of nutrition education, frequency of serving local produce, development of site-level and outside partnerships, and more!

The following three School Food Authorities went above and beyond and received the award this year. Congratulations to all awardees!

  • Concho Elementary School 
  • Concordia Charter School 
  • Southgate Academy, Inc.

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